The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-03
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
rnE HOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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TIE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
In Regular Monthly Session Dispose Of a
Large Amount Of D%usiness- Officers OF
Election Appointed = designations
and RESOLUTIONS miscellaneous,
Aresular monthly meeting Of the Board
Of County Commissioners was held at the
Public Building yesterday morning. Pres.
ident Gruse presided and all the members
were present except Commissioner stocker,
Of Richie. There was more than the
usual amount Of busineBs to be attended
10, but the mombers wasted no time In
lido talk, as members Of former Boards
were in the habit Of doing. and by noon
all business had been looked after aud the
meeting adjourned. A synopals Of the
matters attended to Is as follows:
The Committee on Court House and
jail presented bills ~aggregating $50 05 and
also bills on the General School fund 10
the amount Of SG2 05, which were nil or.
dered paid.
There was ordered paid on account Of
the roads and bridges Of the county, bills
amounting to 1852 0S. The committee
presenting these bills recommended that
all the road surveyors be ordered to keep
q close watch and sec to It that no ono OBJ.
Btructs the public roads which was ordered
by tho Board. wa
A bill Tor work done on the roads In
precinct No. II, Rlchland district, amount
Ing 10 $50 Ii presented by Surveyor
Nathan Vanamans, WAS ordered paid out
Of the districts local fund. AZ
The Committee on Finance presented
bills aggregsting $ll3 05 that we're ordered
paid 1t also recommended refunds Of dog
taxes amounting to s. 80 which were
granted.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm presented bills to be paid out Of the
fund for the maintenance OF that institu-
ton amounting to S2l0 70, which were or
dered paid. This committee also present.
cd bills s%ssregating Sis So payable out OF
the County Poor. fund, that were also or.
dered paid. A bill Of sos, presented by
Or. O.F. Ulrich for attendance on a fam
lily named kenney, was, on recon-.
incubation Of this committee, referred to
the Prosecuting Attorney, he to ascertain
whether kenney can be compelled to pay
the bill.
License was granted to Frank Walter to
sell wine and beer during the coming year
at the Nit. Belleview picnic grounds, out
the National road; O. Hess was surety on
tho bond given. az
The resignation Of Fl. G. Smith, road
surveyor for precinct No. 7, Richland dis.
trict, was accepted. Dave Hercules was
appointed to fill the vacancy.
William Connolly, a justice OF the peace
for k!chland district, having removed
from the county, presented his resignation
from tho Office and the same was accept
cd, and on motion Of Mr.. Nichols, William
Brrmer was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Robert Carrothers, a %juatice of the peace
for Union district, having removed from
the district, the vacancy thus created was
filed with Uncle John Boring, an ex-
member Of the Board. Commissioner Nc.
Ginley, OF Union, Offering a resolution
providing for his appointment.
William Branstouck was elected engi-
nees at the County Infrmary, vice An
drew kurtz resigned. III a,
Mr.. McGregor offered a resolution set
ting forth that the members Of the Board
had learned with regret OF THE seriousillness
Of their fellow member, Commissioner G.
A. Stocker, Of Richie district, and tender
ing their sympathy and expressing q hope
that ne will eoon recover his health and
bs able to again fill his place in the Board.
Thia was adopted and a copy ordered cent
to Mr.. Stocker. n Is
A resolution offered by Mr.. McGregor
directing the Committee on Roads and
Bridges to ascertain and report il in its
opinion any Of the present roads in the
county should be abandoned, and also to
report on what roads it would be advisa.
bic to put gates, was adopted. A resolu.
ton offered by Mr.. Speidel wss adopted,
providing that hereafter all work done for
the county amountingSto over $50, be let
by contract to the lowest aud best bidder.
Seven petitions were received from real.
dents Of Trisdelphia district, asking the
Board to grant them the privilege Of vot.
ing at the.next school election, to be held
this month, on the question OF allowing
live stock to run at large in the district as
provided for in the Acts OF 1885. The sig.
natures to these seven pspers numbered
over fifty, and in responge to the petition
the Board adopted a resolution offered by
Commissioner Tylor, providing that the
question be submitted to the voters OF
that district at the coming election. ,Cga
Sheriff Handlan petitioned to be refund.
ed certain amounts charged to him, they
being in the nature OF double and erro-
neouH assessments against certain citizens,
the result ofclefical errors. The petitions
were referred to the Board of Eoualjzs.
ton and Appeals. There was also referred
to that Board, the petition OF Frederick
ALL, 3 blind man, asking to be relieved
from taxes; also the petition Of Ieadore
Fulton for q reduction Of assessment. This
Board will meet May IS.
Tho official oath Of John W. Echultze.
Coroner, Was filed.
The order formerly passed by the Board
allowing James Chambers, John Hanna
and Martin Pollock to work their local
road tax out on q private road, WAS re-
pealed. I1
a number Of petitions asking for the
fttSkS NoAAIAS out Aoau laAeb Oh LQ6
various roads Of the county, aud petitions
in relation to other matters of minor i'm
portance, were referred to the Commit.
tee on Roads and BridgeB.
"A bill OF Sc Tor some work dono st the
lnhrmary was ordered paid. s;
Voluminous reports wero made with re-
ference to the damage done to certain
county roads and the land at the 1nfrm-
ary, by the Natural Gas Company Of West
Virginia in running its mains through to
this city and the settlement arrived at,
whereby damages were agreed upon to the
amount OF 1888 IS, approved by the Board.
Certain residents Of Elm Grove wore
granted permission in piping natural gas
10 their residences to dig up county roads.
The following were appointed commis-
sioners Of election for the coming school
election at the places named:
Rtchland-Precinct No. l, Glenn's run;
IT.. Garden, Charles BusbeyI and Robert
Trimble. Precinct No. 9, Brick school
house; Peter Delaplaine, Eugene Rldgely